algousadj.
/ˈalɡəs/, U.S. /ˈælɡəs/ Of, relating to, or full of seaweed or other algae; that is a seaweed or other alga.
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1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 5) Algous,..full of Weeds.
1803 B. S. Barton Elements Bot. iii. 164 He [sc. Hedwig] has detected the sexual organs in the Ferns, in the Algous plants, and even in the Fungi.
1851 Ann. Sci. Discov. 324 The atmospheric dissemination of algous plants.
1896 Colliery Engineer & Metal Miner July 268/3 No matter how brilliantly tinted, this algous material, if removed from the water and dried in the hot sun of the regions, rapidly loses its color.
1910 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 598 Carbonaceous matter of the black shales may be of algous origin like that of the New York Genesee.
1941 Q. Rev. Biol. 16 30/2 In the drier periods the algous covering tends toward a brownish-green hue.
1999 Jrnl. Southwest 41 205 A heavy growth of green algous slime lies on the bottom.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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